The Urban Wisdom of Jane Jacobs
Sonia Hirt (Ed.)
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Description for The Urban Wisdom of Jane Jacobs
Hardback. Here is a thoroughly interdisciplinary and international examination of Jane Jacobs's legacy. Divided into four parts: Jacobs, Urban Philosopher; Jacobs, Urban Economist; Jacobs, Urban Sociologist; and Jacobs, Urban Designer, the book evaluates the impact of Jacobs's writings and activism on the city. Editor(s): Hirt, Sonia; Zahm, Diane. Series: Planning, History and Environment Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 50 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: AMVD; JFSG; RPC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 622.
Here for the first time is a thoroughly interdisciplinary and international examination of Jane Jacobs’s legacy. Divided into four parts: I. Jacobs, Urban Philosopher; II. Jacobs, Urban Economist; II. Jacobs, Urban Sociologist; and IV. Jacobs, Urban Designer, the book evaluates the impact of Jacobs’s writings and activism on the city, the professions dedicated to city-building and, more generally, on human thought. Together, the editors and contributors highlight the notion that Jacobs’s influence goes beyond planning to philosophy, economics, sociology and design. They set out to answer such questions as: What explains Jacobs’s lasting appeal and is it justified? Where was ... Read more
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Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Series
Planning, History and Environment Series
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415525992
SKU
V9780415525992
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Ref
99-1
About Sonia Hirt (Ed.)
Sonia Hirt and Diane Zahm are both Associate Professors in Urban Affairs and Planning at the College of Architecture and Urban Studies at Virginia Tech.
Reviews for The Urban Wisdom of Jane Jacobs
"Today’s students would enjoy reading the recent book. The chapters are short, the language clear, and the implications global, and it would help develop their critical capacities and depth of understanding. These are qualities Jacobs considered vital for universities to cultivate, rather than the credentials race she criticized in her final book, Dark Age Ahead." – AAG Review of Books, ... Read more